Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27
A LITTLE ROMANCE OF THE
ROAD.
How Tiny Soubrette Unexpectedly
Joined Travelling Company.

How Tiny SOubrette Unexpectedly
Joined Travelling Company.
From the Neao York Sun.
1t was small company. The treasurer,
who was also the leading juvenile In the
drama, owed himself last weeks salary.
1t must remain sad debt. too, for. with
the comedian, who doubled in brass and
was always week ahead of the treasurer
In salary, there was no possible hope of
immediate negotiation. The leading man
was the manager, and at the same time
no was fortunately married to the SOU
brette star OF the company. They were all
In the South, making one-night stands,
the misery OF which no man can Judge,
before he shall have endured 1t. Ali
night long the train had been speeding.
Force of circumstances had placed sleep
ers out of the question. Probably they
would make Augusta, Ga, in the morn
Ing, and that was all they wanted, for
there they were to have three whole
nights, and then there was a chance
that the treasurer weuld pay him.
self off.
In the rear OF the car the four or five
females of the troupe talked in low tones.
The youngest OF them was visibly embar-
fusedly at the men, four OF whom played
poker on lapboard and wagered chiefly
by word Of mouth, gravely booking each
turn OF fortune as with the air that call
will be settled anon" Only the leading
man seemed unhappy, and he fingered
near the group OF women. Cards seemed
to have no fascination for him that night
The soubrette star was the centre of the
party of females, and her face Was that OF
rynu q m in IN n limo oh n
cred to the girl nearest her, and then to
the leading man.
The game went on. The comedian was
| months salary ahead of the treasurer.
A half-suppressed moan came from the
other end of the car. The players would
have turned, but the leading man was
facing them, a flush on his face and a
molst look in his eyes.
"Ips the little girl, boysV he said,
quietly enough; "something's gone
wrong"
The comedian put away the cards.
Somebody suggested a smoke. They had
all smoked less than an hour previous,
but they all went ahead into the next
car, and there they talked in low tones
and with sober faces. The train kept
speeding on.
By and by the leading man came
into their car. Some body put q hand
Oubs anu Az WOO AooPoA Nbu
quickly.
cts all right, boysp'-joyously "bup'
-sadly-"it will knock us out for fort
night or more. It's boy, anyhow, born
en- route, and Pm proud OF it'll"
Then and there every man in the car
shook his hand and wished him luck. The
comedian made a small-volced allusiOn to
a small bottle, which the treasurer called
big bluff. And, in three hours, Augusta
was made. But there was no star for
them there.
A mothers pale but radiant face looked
out from under the blankets of a little bed
in plainly furnished room In second
class hotel, and an infants wee voice
penetrated 10 the hallway below. "That
troupe's going TO have u hard time of it,"
said the night clerk as he went of duty.
"Star sick; nobody TO take her place;
dates cancelled; no money; not much
wardrobe. 1 think PHI stick to hotel
life. Once / thought I'd take the ad-
vance OF minstrel snow; but 1 reckon
Pm lucKyW
Sounds like fiction, doesn't it2 Yet ivs
fact and IL happened only ten days ago.
An actor just In from the road told IL to
the reporter yesterday, and he verified II
with the names Of the company and Of the
star.